hydroxy : Idioms & Phrases

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5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme a reductase

  • noun a liver enzyme that is responsible for producing cholesterol
    HMG-CoA reductase.
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hydroxy acid

  • noun any acid that has hydroxyl groups in addition to the hydroxyl group in the acid itself
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hydroxy-

Hy*drox"y-
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) A combining form, also used adjectively, indicating hydroxyl as an ingredient.
Webster 1913